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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PIT)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (PIT)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (PIT)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (PIT)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (PIT)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (PIT)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (PIT)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NO)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Calvin Austin III
WR
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Kenny Pickett
QB
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Kwon Alexander
LB
Draft Grade — Steelers
Overall F
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesF FutureD
The Randolph Jr. reach set the tone, and the Steelers never recovered: F.

The Steelers did not so much draft Keith Randolph Jr. as overpay for him, 104 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

The bill for those future picks comes due whether the class hits or not. The McCoy value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

About as rough as a weekend gets on paper, with quarterback still staring back at them.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In slot 14 they get a disruptive interior force. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick55 Rnd2 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. in the Round 2 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick87 Rnd3 Marist Liufau
No edge and no loss on Marist Liufau in the 87th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick122 Rnd4 Khyree Jackson
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Khyree Jackson. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick123 Rnd4 James Williams
They paid sticker price for James Williams in No. 123, and that is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
A quiet steal in the 201st overall pick: Bru McCoy for less than the market said. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick244 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
A clean, defensible pick in pick 244 with a little surplus value in Eric Gentry. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.